EXCLUSIVE: ‘Tolerance’ Group Taught US Immigration Officials To Recognize ‘Cultural Biases’

IRLI In The News

August 29, 2016

By Jonah Bennett

New documents brought to light by an investigative watchdog group show that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials had to undergo “cultural bias” training in 2016 by a group known for opposing immigration control efforts.

The Immigration Reform Law Institute uncovered the documents by Freedom of Information Act request. ICE officials attended a three-day “Tools for Tolerance” seminar put on by the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles earlier this year, according to documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. … Read the full story by Jonah Bennett.

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